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Friday June 26, 1970
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American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 26, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      41  28  3.05   69  11  21   631   508  246  214   65  229  425
Minnesota       41  24  3.24   65  10  24   573   541  247  206   54  208  362
New York        42  27  3.41   70  12  20   642   611  280  243   65  202  352
Oakland         39  32  3.44   71  14  17   638   554  282  244   73  247  383
Baltimore       46  25  3.46   71  22  19   645   573  273  248   68  225  464
Detroit         36  31  3.81   67  19  16   598   591  294  253   59  267  432
Cleveland       30  37  3.94   67  11  15   608   565  278  266   69  299  463
Boston          32  34  4.18   66  13  18   594   594  317  276   59  254  409
Kansas City     24  43  4.19   67   8   9   617   591  329  287   76  285  403
Washington      30  40  4.24   70   5  21   637   634  328  300   61  300  382
Chicago         26  45  4.42   71  10  14   623   654  358  306   72  240  331
Milwaukee       24  45  4.81   70  10  10   614   655  373  328   69  251  382

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sam McDowell (CLE)    10   4  2.40  18  18  10   0   1  146   99   42   39   12   57  146
Ray Culp (BOS)         6   7  2.57  15  15   6   0   0  112   90   42   32    9   33   92
Tom Phoebus (BAL)      3   4  2.61  14  12   2   0   0   79   52   34   23    9   39   40
Jim Palmer (BAL)      10   4  2.92  17  17   9   0   1  126  115   44   41    9   46   99
Rudy May (CAL)         4   4  3.00  19  16   1   0   1  108   91   43   36    9   35   92
Clyde Wright (CAL)    10   5  3.05  17  17   2   0   0  115  105   44   39   13   40   52
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   8   5  3.07  17  17   5   0   0  123  116   50   42   12   41   58
Jim Perry (MIN)       10   6  3.11  17  17   6   0   1  113  104   47   39   10   26   70
Bob Johnson (KC)       1   4  3.13  18   8   1   2   0   72   69   30   25    8   23   75
A. Messersmith (CAL)   6   7  3.14  19  17   5   1   1  120   90   51   42   12   44   99

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Richert           3   0  1.37  24   0   0   9   0   26   13    4    4    1    9   38
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  2.45  14   0   0   0   0   26   28    8    7    2   10   20
Tom Phoebus            3   4  2.61  14  12   2   0   0   79   52   34   23    9   39   40
Jim Palmer            10   4  2.92  17  17   9   0   1  126  115   44   41    9   46   99
Eddie Watt             2   4  3.18  28   0   0   7   0   28   17   10   10    0   16   19
Dick Hall              6   3  3.23  17   0   0   2   0   31   30   14   11    6    2   19
Jim Hardin             2   1  3.24  17   6   1   1   1   58   58   22   21    5   13   37
Dave McNally          11   5  4.09  18  18   4   0   0  121  120   56   55   15   38   89
Mike Cuellar           8   4  4.26  18  18   6   0   1  125  116   63   59   16   35   90
Moe Drabowsky          1   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0   10    5    5    5    2    6    5
Dave Leonhard          0   0  7.71  15   0   0   0   0   14   19   13   12    3   11    8

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Phillips            0   1  1.80   8   0   0   0   0   10   11    2    2    2    3   11
Ray Culp               6   7  2.57  15  15   6   0   0  112   90   42   32    9   33   92
Gary Wagner            1   0  2.70   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    4    2
Ray Jarvis             0   1  2.92  12   0   0   0   0   12   12    9    4    1   11    6
Jim Lonborg            4   1  3.09   7   4   0   0   0   32   32   11   11    2    8   21
Vicente Romo           5   0  3.12  27   2   0   3   0   52   49   18   18    5   21   30
Ken Brett              1   2  3.30  18   2   1   1   0   44   26   17   16    4   29   50
Sonny Siebert          6   4  4.27  15  15   4   0   1   93   93   45   44   14   23   59
Bill Lee               2   2  4.62  11   5   0   1   0   37   48   20   19    3   14   19
Mike Nagy              1   1  4.99   8   8   0   0   0   40   48   26   22    4   23   16
Gary Peters            4   7  5.51  15  15   2   0   1   83   92   60   51    7   40   57
Lee Stange             2   2  5.60  20   0   0   2   0   27   34   24   17    5   12   14
Sparky Lyle            0   3  5.85  28   0   0  10   0   32   30   23   21    3   22   21
Cal Koonce             0   1  8.53   6   0   0   0   0    6   12    7    6    0    6    5
Jose Santiago          0   2 10.80   6   0   0   1   0   10   15   12   12    0    5    6

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Harvey Shank           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    2    1
Greg Garrett           2   1  0.68  13   0   0   0   0   13    4    1    1    0   11   10
Ken Tatum              3   2  1.66  30   0   0  11   0   38   25    8    7    2    7   22
Eddie Fisher           3   1  2.11  27   1   0   2   0   55   40   15   13    5   18   36
Steve Kealey           1   0  2.19   8   0   0   1   0   12    7    4    3    1    3   10
Rudy May               4   4  3.00  19  16   1   0   1  108   91   43   36    9   35   92
Clyde Wright          10   5  3.05  17  17   2   0   0  115  105   44   39   13   40   52
Andy Messersmith       6   7  3.14  19  17   5   1   1  120   90   51   42   12   44   99
Mel Queen              1   2  3.26  10   1   0   2   0   19   15    7    7    1   11   20
Tom Murphy             7   6  3.65  17  17   3   0   1  116  102   53   47   14   46   56
Paul Doyle             3   0  4.98  23   0   0   4   0   22   20   12   12    5    8   19
Wally Wolf             0   0  5.06   4   0   0   0   0    5    3    3    3    1    4    5
Dave LaRoche           1   0 10.80   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    5    4    2    0    3

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wilbur Wood            3   7  2.62  33   0   0  10   0   55   54   24   16    2   15   43
Jerry Crider           2   3  2.63  12   3   0   1   0   41   37   15   12    4   13   23
Tommy John             5  11  3.68  18  18   4   0   1  127  118   64   52    9   50   66
Jerry Janeski          7   4  3.90  16  16   2   0   1  102  111   53   44   11   36   44
Don Secrist            0   0  3.95   8   0   0   0   0   14   15    6    6    2   11    8
Joel Horlen            6   8  3.99  17  17   4   0   0  115  122   55   51   12   30   44
Barry Moore            0   2  4.91   2   2   0   0   0   11   13   10    6    2    4    2
Bob Miller             1   1  5.40   2   2   0   0   0   10   14    6    6    3    3    6
Tommie Sisk            1   1  5.40  17   1   0   0   0   33   37   28   20    6   13   16
Billy Wynne            0   2  5.40   8   5   0   0   0   27   30   18   16    5   16   13
Danny Murphy           0   0  5.56  23   0   0   3   0   34   30   21   21    4   17   20
Floyd Weaver           1   0  6.46   8   0   0   0   0   15   16   11   11    4    9   15
Bart Johnson           0   2  8.69   5   4   0   0   0   20   23   19   19    3   12   16
Gene Rounsaville       0   1  9.95   8   0   0   0   0    6   10    8    7    1    2    3
Gerry Arrigo           0   3 12.83   5   3   0   0   0   13   24   20   19    4    9   12

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Lasher            1   3  2.35  15   0   0   2   0   23   23    8    6    2   10   21
Sam McDowell          10   4  2.40  18  18  10   0   1  146   99   42   39   12   57  146
Dick Ellsworth         2   0  3.12  17   0   0   2   0   26   22    9    9    2    7    9
Steve Dunning          1   1  3.18   3   3   0   0   0   17   15    6    6    2    9   11
Dean Chance            4   5  3.77  20  11   0   2   0   76   86   35   32    5   37   64
Bob Miller             2   2  4.18  15   2   0   1   0   28   35   14   13    1   15   15
Barry Moore            3   5  4.22  13  12   0   0   0   70   70   34   33    8   46   35
Phil Hennigan          4   2  4.41  24   1   0   1   0   51   46   26   25    6   33   29
Steve Hargan           1   2  4.50   6   2   0   0   0   16   21    8    8    3    5    8
Rich Hand              2   7  4.73  18  12   1   3   0   78   69   42   41   14   27   57
Dennis Higgins         0   3  5.50  26   0   0   4   0   36   34   22   22    5   31   34
Mike Paul              0   3  5.58  17   5   0   0   0   31   30   19   19    6   18   29
Vince Colbert          0   0  9.82   6   0   0   0   0    7   10    8    8    1    2    2
Rick Austin            0   0 19.29   1   1   0   0   0    2    5    5    5    2    2    3

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Norm McRae             0   0  2.61   7   0   0   0   0   10    9    3    3    0   13    7
Tom Timmerman          1   1  3.03  20   0   0   8   0   30   34   11   10    1    6   11
John Hiller            3   3  3.08  17   1   0   2   0   38   29   16   13    6   22   32
Fred Scherman          2   1  3.20  16   0   0   1   0   25   25   10    9    1   10   22
Dennis Saunders        1   1  3.21   8   0   0   1   0   14   16    5    5    1    5    8
Joe Niekro             8   6  3.28  19  16   4   0   1  107  106   49   39   10   29   58
Earl Wilson            4   4  3.65  14  14   4   0   1   91   71   42   37   13   31   68
Mickey Lolich          6   8  3.82  18  17   7   0   3  123  127   57   52   13   48  106
Les Cain               6   2  3.82  12  12   3   0   0   73   68   40   31    6   49   51
Jerry Robertson        0   0  4.26  10   0   0   0   0   13   18    8    6    1    5   11
Fred Lasher            1   3  5.00  12   0   0   3   0    9   10    6    5    0   12    8
Mike Kilkenny          3   1  5.51  14   7   1   0   0   47   54   32   29    4   29   40
Daryl Patterson        1   1  7.13   8   0   0   1   0   18   24   15   14    3    8   10

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          1   4  3.08  12   0   0   0   0   26   18   11    9    3   10   16
Bob Johnson            1   4  3.13  18   8   1   2   0   72   69   30   25    8   23   75
Moe Drabowsky          1   2  3.28  24   0   0   2   0   36   28   13   13    3   12   38
Jim Rooker             4   5  3.64  18  10   2   1   0   96   93   43   39    4   52   58
Al Fitzmorris          3   2  3.72  23   0   0   1   0   39   29   16   16    5   22   18
Dave Morehead          2   3  3.81  14  13   1   1   0   76   71   46   32    5   41   44
Dick Drago             6   4  3.92  16  15   3   0   1  101  106   50   44   15   34   57
Bill Butler            2   7  4.00  14  14   1   0   0   90   70   45   40   14   51   57
Aurelio Monteagudo     1   0  5.06   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    4    3    1    2    3
Ken Wright             1   1  6.48  23   0   0   2   0   17   22   14   12    0   11   12
Mike Hedlund           2   3  7.20   9   0   0   0   0   15   18   13   12    6    7    5
Wally Bunker           0   6  8.23  11   5   0   0   0   35   45   34   32    9   20   17
Roger Nelson           0   2 10.00   4   2   0   0   0    9   18   10   10    3    0    3

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Baldwin           2   0  0.73   8   0   0   1   0   12    6    1    1    0    6   11
Ken Sanders            1   0  1.20   9   0   0   0   0   15   11    2    2    0    4    8
Bob Locker             0   1  3.41  28   0   0   3   0   32   38   18   12    1   10   19
John Morris            2   1  3.49  13   5   2   0   0   49   45   20   19    3   14   23
Marty Pattin           4   6  4.48  17   9   2   0   0   70   81   37   35    7   21   44
Skip Lockwood          0   4  4.58   9   8   1   0   0   59   57   36   30   10   25   35
Lew Krausse            5  10  4.71  18  16   3   0   0   92  106   61   48    9   31   56
Bobby Bolin            1   5  4.86  17  13   1   0   0   76   76   46   41   14   42   58
John O'Donoghue        2   0  5.01  25   0   0   0   0   23   28   15   13    4    9   13
Bob Humphreys          1   1  5.06   6   0   0   2   0   11   12    6    6    1    5    6
Gene Brabender         3   9  5.33  14  13   0   0   0   74   66   51   44    6   44   46
John Gelnar            2   3  5.96  27   0   0   4   0   45   57   33   30    5    9   18
Bob Meyer              0   1  6.38  10   0   0   0   0   18   24   13   13    2   12   20
George Lauzerique      1   2  6.94  11   4   1   0   0   35   41   27   27    7   14   24
Ray Peters             0   2 31.50   2   2   0   0   0    2    7    7    7    0    5    1

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Perranoski         4   2  1.79  29   0   0  17   0   50   39   14   10    2   20   24
Stan Williams          5   0  1.81  26   0   0   4   0   45   38   13    9    4   15   32
Dick Woodson           0   0  1.86   5   0   0   0   0   10    7    2    2    0    4    6
Tom Hall               2   2  2.41  19   0   0   1   0   34   20    9    9    1   23   40
Steve Barber           0   0  2.70  11   0   0   2   0   17   13    5    5    0   12    7
Bill Zepp              3   0  2.70  18   3   0   0   0   40   40   14   12    1    8   15
Jim Perry             10   6  3.11  17  17   6   0   1  113  104   47   39   10   26   70
Luis Tiant             6   0  3.12  10  10   2   0   1   61   51   21   21    9   27   37
Bert Blyleven          2   2  3.38   5   5   0   0   0   29   33   12   11    3    8   26
Jim Kaat               6   6  3.69  19  18   2   0   0  117  128   64   48   12   31   62
Dave Boswell           3   6  6.24  12  12   0   0   0   58   68   46   40   12   34   43

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lindy McDaniel         7   2  1.44  26   0   0   7   0   56   42   10    9    3    5   41
Jack Aker              2   1  1.80  19   0   0  10   0   35   28   10    7    3   11   20
Gary Waslewski         1   0  2.41   7   2   0   0   0   19   14    5    5    2    4    9
Steve Hamilton         4   3  2.45  20   0   0   3   0   29   18    9    8    2   12   24
Mel Stottlemyre        8   5  3.07  17  17   5   0   0  123  116   50   42   12   41   58
Stan Bahnsen           5   5  3.16  16  16   3   0   1  108   99   46   38   11   37   58
Ron Klimkowski         0   2  3.29  19   2   0   0   0   41   39   17   15    3   19   15
John Cumberland        2   3  3.38   8   6   1   0   0   48   41   19   18    8   10   31
Fritz Peterson        10   3  3.46  18  17   3   0   1  114  124   51   44   12   18   56
Joe Verbanic           1   0  4.60   7   0   0   0   0   16   20    9    8    1   12    8
Mike Kekich            2   1  7.64  10   6   0   0   0   35   47   35   30    6   24   22
Bill Burbach           0   2 10.26   4   4   0   0   0   17   23   19   19    2    9   10

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Locker             1   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    0    0    0    1    2
Mudcat Grant           3   0  0.98  32   0   0   9   0   55   42    7    6    2   15   29
Darrell Osteen         1   0  1.80   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    1    1    0    1    3
Marcel Lachemann       0   0  2.66  16   0   0   3   0   24   22    8    7    4    7   19
Jim Roland             1   1  2.75  15   1   0   0   0   20   13    7    6    2   16    7
Diego Segui            2   4  2.88  27   1   0   2   0   50   38   19   16    5   19   32
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  2.92   6   0   0   0   0   12   10    5    4    2    3    8
Catfish Hunter        11   5  3.19  19  19   6   0   0  130  111   57   46   15   42   88
Rollie Fingers         4   4  3.39  19   9   0   2   0   77   66   33   29    9   20   39
Al Downing             3   3  3.95  10   6   1   0   0   41   39   19   18    5   22   26
Paul Lindblad          3   1  4.13  25   0   0   1   0   28   20   13   13    6   12   16
Blue Moon Odom         4   5  4.54  16  16   1   0   0   75   72   47   38    6   51   59
Chuck Dobson           6   8  4.62  19  18   6   0   2  113  106   64   58   16   37   55
Fred Talbot            0   1 10.80   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    1    1    0

 Washington            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Humphreys          0   0  1.35   5   0   0   0   0    7    4    2    1    1    9    6
Darold Knowles         1   6  1.59  32   0   0  14   0   57   37   12   10    1   28   36
Jan Dukes              0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    0    1    4
Horacio Pina           3   0  3.19  28   0   0   4   0   31   33   12   11    1   17   17
Joe Coleman            5   6  3.76  17  15   3   0   0  110   89   48   46   14   53   82
Dick Bosman            6   7  3.84  17  15   1   0   1   94  103   43   40    8   42   58
Jim Hannan             1   2  4.25  16   4   0   0   0   36   38   19   17    4   17   18
Casey Cox              4   5  4.45  16  14   0   1   0   95  110   53   47   12   27   35
Jim Shellenback        2   2  4.91  22   4   0   0   0   40   42   24   22    2   20   27
George Brunet          5   5  4.93  14  13   1   0   0   77   87   47   42    7   32   43
Joe Grzenda            2   4  5.93  20   3   0   2   0   41   43   30   27    4   15   14
Dick Such              1   3  7.13  17   2   0   0   0   35   32   28   28    5   35   32
Pedro Ramos            0   0  7.56   4   0   0   0   0    8   10    7    7    2    4   10

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League Leaders

Wins:

  C. Hunter (OAK)          11
  D. McNally (BAL)         11
  S. McDowell (CLE)        10
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10
  J. Perry (MIN)           10
  F. Peterson (NY)         10
  C. Wright (CAL)          10
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          8
  J. Niekro (DET)           8
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       8

Losses:

  T. John (CHI)            11
  L. Krausse (MIL)         10
  G. Brabender (MIL)        9
  C. Dobson (OAK)           8
  J. Horlen (CHI)           8
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  D. Bosman (WAS)           7
  B. Butler (KC)            7
  R. Culp (BOS)             7
  R. Hand (CLE)             7

Complete Games:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        10
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  M. Lolich (DET)           7
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          6
  R. Culp (BOS)             6
  C. Dobson (OAK)           6
  C. Hunter (OAK)           6
  J. Perry (MIN)            6
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      5
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       5

Saves:

  R. Perranoski (MIN)      17
  D. Knowles (WAS)         14
  K. Tatum (CAL)           11
  J. Aker (NY)             10
  S. Lyle (BOS)            10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  M. Grant (OAK)            9
  P. Richert (BAL)          9
  T. Timmerman (DET)        8
  L. McDaniel (NY)          7

Shutouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  C. Dobson (OAK)           2
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           1
  D. Bosman (WAS)           1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1
  D. Drago (KC)             1
  J. Hardin (BAL)           1
  J. Janeski (CHI)          1
  T. John (CHI)             1
  R. May (CAL)              1

Innings Pitched:

  S. McDowell (CLE)     146.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       129.2
  T. John (CHI)         127.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       126.1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      124.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   123.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       122.2
  D. McNally (BAL)      121.0
  A. Messersmith (CAL)  120.1
  J. Kaat (MIN)         117.0

Hits:

  J. Kaat (MIN)           128
  M. Lolich (DET)         127
  F. Peterson (NY)        124
  J. Horlen (CHI)         122
  D. McNally (BAL)        120
  T. John (CHI)           118
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        116
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     116
  J. Palmer (BAL)         115
  C. Hunter (OAK)         111

Runs:

  C. Dobson (OAK)          64
  T. John (CHI)            64
  J. Kaat (MIN)            64
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         63
  L. Krausse (MIL)         61
  G. Peters (BOS)          60
  C. Hunter (OAK)          57
  M. Lolich (DET)          57
  D. McNally (BAL)         56
  J. Horlen (CHI)          55

Home Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)         16
  C. Dobson (OAK)          16
  D. Drago (KC)            15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  D. McNally (BAL)         15
  B. Bolin (MIL)           14
  B. Butler (KC)           14
  J. Coleman (WAS)         14
  R. Hand (CLE)            14
  T. Murphy (CAL)          14

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        57
  J. Coleman (WAS)         53
  J. Rooker (KC)           52
  B. Butler (KC)           51
  B. Odom (OAK)            51
  T. John (CHI)            50
  B. Moore (CHI)           50
  L. Cain (DET)            49
  M. Lolich (DET)          48
  T. Murphy (CAL)          46

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       146
  M. Lolich (DET)         106
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     99
  J. Palmer (BAL)          99
  R. Culp (BOS)            92
  R. May (CAL)             92
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         90
  D. McNally (BAL)         89
  C. Hunter (OAK)          88
  J. Coleman (WAS)         82


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